Strengths Weaknesses Opportunities and Threats (SWOT) Analysis

9/22/2015

Overview

The SW FYSPRT held a SWOT Analysis training on September 22, 2015, the training was presented by Jeanette
Barnes and organized by SW FYSPRT Tri-leads and Jill McCormick from PAVE. After the training objectives
were met, the SW FYSPRT participants completed a SWOT Analysis for the Clark and Skamania County
Region. The list of ideas was generated in small groups, and each small group presented their ideas to the
entire group and held a large group discussion for each section. Each section was discussed in turn, beginning
with Strengths. Once the group moved down to weaknesses and threats, everyone had the opportunity to
prioritize the top weaknesses and threats that were identified in our community. Another discussion was
held in order to choose the top three (3) or four (4) threats that the FYSPRT wanted to work on tackling
before moving on to the next prioritized points. The

SWOT Analysis was the SW FYSPRT’s identified method of completing a needs assessment. The SW

FYSPRT was still in the developing stages when this training and analysis was completed. This document
will be utilized and updated by the SW FYSPRT in identifying areas of need within the community. This
document was reviewed on February 22, 2016 and updated on March 21, 2016 to reflect the
community’s input.

SWOT Analysis

Strengths

Group 1:

Community is supportive of wraparound/supports and family voice

Diversity in organizations within group-new attendees

FYSPRT is expanding

Support from SWBH-RSN

Accountability by leaders is derived through the TR lawsuit (WISe)

Strong community of peer support

Funding

Dual roles

Natural conversations - equity

Curiosity on how to make it better

Inclusive

Increased commitment/empathy

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Group 2:

Good support from the RSN

Wide variety of community members

Core group of committed people

We are filling the gaps for a community need

Long term commitment

Lots of passion within the community

A needed service

Ready for change

Opportunistic time

Over 50% of members have a child with special needs

Momentum

Compassionate members

Members have both professional and lived experience

Leaders are driven

Huge community support (ie; CUP-MCO’s, Clark County etc.)

Potential for growth in our community

Strong start

Using strong historical relationships to build FYSPRT

Developing a strong FYSPRT to replicate

Already done a lot of outreach and collaboration

Balanced focus between professional and family voice Weaknesses

Group 1:
Time constraints

Challenging to get youth at the table

Need to educate the community about what a FYSPRT is

Need to recruit more members to help

Uninformed community

Need to get the word out

Missing key players; DCFS, Catholic community service ,MH agencies

Retaining members

Improve/expand outreach

Minimal diversity of culture (i.e.: Russian, Latino, Tribal, and The Black Community)

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Group 2:

Need for more youth involvement; need a youth Tri-lead

Time constraints, deliverables, planning, outreach, ability to attend/participate

Lack of cultural diversity

Having to explain purpose- marketing, education

Lack of understanding of systems, language, jargon

Knowing available resources

Person-first language

Need for Comfort Agreement

Top Prioritized Weaknesses:

Improve/expand outreach by utilizing local resources (i.e. The Columbian and marketing items to hand
out)

Getting youth and families to the table

Diversity of culture

Opportunities

Group 1:

List serves/distribution lists

Networking- finding and utilizing current members (YWCA, special ed. teachers, schools, PAVE and
Innovative services, etc.)

Start a member ship committee and other subcommittees

Retention/outreach pamphlet

“ Vehicle of change”- community owns and can influence change in systems of care

Follow up with people who come

Facilitators/Mediators……make sure all voices are heard

Group 2:

Good support from RSN/MCOs

There is some funding available; incentives, food, training, workshops

Outreach opportunities ; i.e. Community events, fairs

Events that support our work

Family resource centers in the schools

Website/social media

Word of mouth

Untapped resources; communities cultures

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Other groups with same or similar purpose

Places that could use our resources, (i.e. hospitals, treatment agencies, mental health agencies,
Department of corrections, Children’s administration, Health Care Administration)

Medicaid integration

Threats

Group 1:

People falling through the cracks during the Medicaid changes

Continuity of care disruption

Stigma re: mental health

Confusion around systems

Fear of change- people who have struggled to get where they are losing what they have

Lack of collaboration, transitions have not been seamless

Agency/institution-focused policies, not person-centered ( i.e. case notes and SSI)

Burnout among active FYSPRT members

Cultural barriers when reaching out for diversity

Group 2:

Apathy

Not my problem

Stigma & judgment

Leave it to the experts

Understanding recovery

Limited funding

Discouragement/ burnout

Uncertainty
Duplication of services

Red tape/bureaucracy

Time constraints

Top Prioritized Threats:

Continuity of care/change

Agency/institutional focus

Stigma

Discouragement/burnout

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